Molex Acquires Teramount Ltd

Molex completed the acquisition of Teramount Ltd., an Israel-based developer of detachable fiber-to-chip connectivity solutions optimized for high-volume co-packaged optics (CPO) and other silicon photonics applications.

Teramount’s TeraVERSE platform, based on its universal photonic coupler and wafer-level self-aligning optics, provides a pragmatic, field-serviceable interface between optical fiber and silicon photonics chips and was announced as part of the Molex one-stop CPO solution at OFC 2026. TeraVERSE is an innovative, passively aligned solution that enables faster data rates necessary to support AI adoption while consuming less energy to reduce power and cooling demands in hyperscale data centers.

Teramount’s passive, detachable coupling approach supports large assembly tolerances and semiconductor-grade wafer-level processes. Compared with active alignment methods, passive alignment is materially more scalable as CPO moves toward volume production. Molex will combine Teramount’s IP and engineering expertise with its optical capability and global manufacturing scale to deliver industry-leading performance specifications and accelerate production of TeraVERSE.

Teramount will continue to operate as a design and engineering hub in Jerusalem, supported by Molex’s global optical capabilities. It will become part of the Optical Connectivity segment within the Optical Solutions Business at Molex.